CVE-2026-16727 (GCVE-0-2026-16727)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-30 02:00 – Updated: 2026-07-30 02:00
VLAI
Summary
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (“Race Condition”) in ASUS Armoury Crate allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via a crafted file replacement. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Armoury Crate ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (‘Race Condition’)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ASUS Armoury Crate Affected: V5.4.1 , ≤ V6.4.12 (custom)
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